Cyclophora frenaria Guenée, 1857
 (one synonym : Perixera pulverulenta Swinhoe, 1892)
STERRHINAE,   GEOMETRIDAE,   GEOMETROIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Cyclophora frenaria
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda, Queensland)

The Caterpillars of this species have been found feeding on

  • Bush Bananas ( Uvaria species, ANNONACEAE ).

    The adult moths are grey with dark markings including a black-outlined dark circular spot near the middle of each wing. The wingspan is about 3 cms.

    The species is found in

  • Borneo,
  • New Guinea,

    and also in Australia in

  • Queensland.

    Further reading :

    Achille Guenée,
    Uranides et Phalénites,
    in Boisduval & Guenée: Histoire Naturelle des Insectes; Spécies Général des Lépidoptères,
    Volume 9, Part 9 (1857), p. 421, No. 692.

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    (updated 20 July 2010, 12 September 2020)